Home improvement show in Andover draws over 1,000

Over 1,000 residents from numerous communities came to the Andover YMCA/Community Center Saturday, March 24 to get ideas and ask vendors questions about home improvement projects.

Tim Knutson of Andover (left) gets more information about outdoor decks from Derek Soderquist (with cap) and Josh Robinson, who are with the J. Robinson Construction company of Isanti. Photos by Eric Hagen

Event organizer and community center employee Cindy Ramseier said 1,037 people attended during the course of the six-hour show. Attendance was down about 300 from last year. Ramseier believes the beautiful weather kept some people from spending part of their day indoors.

Over 100 vendors were out in full force with pamphlets, business cards, and displays. The show was sponsored by the cities of Andover, Anoka and Coon Rapids.

Tim Knutson of Andover (left) gets more information about outdoor decks from Derek Soderquist (with cap) and Josh Robinson, who are with the J. Robinson Construction company of Isanti. Photos by Eric Hagen

The six-hour North Suburban Home Improvement Show on Saturday, March 24 brought 1,037 people to the Andover YMCA/Community Center field house.

Tim Reagan (left) of Air Mechanical, Inc. in Ham Lake talks about an air conditioning unit on display with Roger and Sandy Witte of Nowthen.

Bebergs Landscape Supply of Andover set up a small creek at the North Suburban Home Improvement Show. Kids were able to make small boats and try to float them down the creek. Three-year-old Sarah Kurshner of Andover is in the hard hat at the top of the creek.

Previn Solberg (right) of Blaine listens to Erin Shea of Silicon Energy of Mountain Iron talk about solar panels that can go on houses, commercial buildings or accessory structures. The solar panel in this picture is 4 feet by 4 feet and is 195 watts. Previn’s two children Clayton, 5, and Maren, 3, went to the North Suburban Home Improvement Show with him.